Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill expands access to career and employment services for spouses of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it broadens the eligibility criteria for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to include spouses of veterans who died in service, those with service-connected disabilities, those missing in action, captured, or detained, those with total permanent disabilities, and those whose disabilities were evaluated as total. The goal is to provide support and resources to these families.
Key provisions
- Expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to include spouses of veterans who died in service.
- Includes spouses of members of the Armed Forces who have been missing in action, captured, or forcibly detained.
- Adds spouses of veterans with total permanent disabilities to the eligible group.
- Extends eligibility to spouses of veterans with evaluated total disabilities.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘eligible person’ to include spouses of individuals who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Who is affected
- Spouses of veterans
- Members of the Armed Forces
- Veterans who died in service
- Veterans with service-connected disabilities
- Veterans with total permanent disabilities
Notable changes
- Adds spouses of deceased veterans to the list of eligible individuals for career services.
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